Mom versus Kix

Every day before school, I wake David up and ask him what he wants for breakfast.  Then he gets dressed while I prepare it.  Sometimes he has cereal, sometimes eggs, sometimes oats, and he varies it up pretty good.  But over the last 2 weeks, he has been eating Kix... every day... and asking for seconds... every day.  I didn't think anything of it, kind of convenient that I don't really have to prepare anything.  He always eats with the box in front of him so he can look at it.

This morning, he again asked for Kix.  I poured the last of it into his bowl, and he ate.  When he finished, he asked for seconds. 

Me - "Sorry hun... they're all gone."
David - "Oh thank goodness!"
Me (confused) - "Why are you happy the cereal is gone?"
David - "Now we can cut out the coupon for the toy on the back!"

And the lightbulb goes off.  There's a $5 coupon for the Tag Reading System by LeapFrog on the back of the cereal box.  Ha!  What a weird kid!  I don't even know if he likes Kix, but he was determined to eat them all.  Braden would've just dumped them on the floor if he wanted something like that. 


To continue the story, I then also found a $10 target coupon for the toy, and adding my $5 manufacturer coupon and my 5% off for using my RedCard, I got the thing for almost half off!  I'm putting it up for Christmas though. 

Try this! Gluesticks: Homemade Tootsie Rolls

Gluesticks: Homemade Tootsie Rolls

I'm totally gonna try this... await an update!

Adventures in Motherhood... Mom versus the dump truck

So today I spent a TON of energy cleaning, dishes, laundry, sweeping, wiping, etc.  Who knows?... I'm 6 weeks along now, maybe I'm nesting!  So I was cleaning my bedroom closet, David was watching TV, and Braden was outside in my garden playing with a Tonka dump truck.  No harm right???  Wrong!  Never underestimate the power of children to ruin a perfectly productive day!!!  I came to the living room to check on the boys.  I found that Braden had come in from outside, and brought a TRUCKLOAD of dirt with him in the dump truck... and he dumped it on the ottoman, on the couch, and on the carpet.  AAARRRGH! 

I love my kids :)  and I love this job :/ 

Try This! Cookie Pizza

My grandmother gave me this recipe.

Press sugar cookie dough, store bought or homemade, into the bottom of a tart pan.  Bake 375 for about 10 minutes. 

Melt 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips and 1 can sweetened condensed milk on the stovetop.  Pour over cookie and spread.  Then top with M&Ms, peanuts, and marshmallows. 

Enjoy!

Things I believe... school uniforms

Call me crazy... but I'm all for school uniforms and wish we had them in my kid's school. I think it really levels the playing field between the "haves" and the "have nots" and cuts down on behavior problems at school. Not to mention it would be TONS easier at back-to-school shopping time and when getting dressed for school in the morning :D

What do you think?

I never thought I'd have to say...

I never thought I'd have to say, "Don't put that tazer in your pocket!" ... but I did.

Adventures in Motherhood

Braden has been a walking mess for the last several days. He broke my vaccuum, poured Shower-to-Shower powder all over my bedroom (at least my room smells good now!), smeared ketchup through his hair, and got mascara EVERYWHERE! As much as I've attempted to childproof this house, the little Houdini still manages to cause chaos!

This morning he tried to change his very dirty Pull-Up by himself, and you wouldn't believe the mess I had to clean up in his room, and trailed all the way into the living room where he FINALLY asked for help!

I just LOVE this job! :/